Employees May Take FMLA Leave to Attend Special Education Meetings

The Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter on August 8, 2019 in response to whether or not an employee may take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to attend a Committee on Special Education (CSE) meeting to discuss their child’s...

Form I-9 Due to Expire August 31, 2019

The federal government’s Form I-9, used by HR departments across the country to verify workers’ employment eligibility, is expiring at the end of the month on 8/31/2019.In March 2019, the USCIS published a Notice in the Federal Register proposing an...

DOL Releases three Opinion Letters

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recently issued three new opinion letters that address common questions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  While the opinion letters address specific situations that are not applicable to every business, they do provide...